Whilst London may arguably be the banking and financial capital of the world, and also be simply overflowing with things to do, it must be said that there is one thing that is lacking. The weather.
Fortunately, London does have a solution to that problem, in five airports which can soon provide flights to somewhere warmer! From Heathrow, Gatwick or Stanstead, you can easily get flights to quite literally any destination in the world.
With the airports being in and around the London area, it has become quite possible over recent years to take long weekends abroad. By booking a flight independently, and then for example Rome accommodation separately online, it is relatively easy to put a nice weekend break together.
Another thing that has made weekend breaks abroad popular, is that bank cards can now be used in virtually any other ATM machine in the world. As long as the ATM machine that you want to use is part of your bank's network (such as Visa and Link amongst others), you can use your card abroad.
If you do decide to book a weekend flight abroad, it may be worthwhile to keep in mind that you should allow plenty of time at the airport. In years gone by, it was possible to breeze through security checks and controls, but nowadays it does take considerably longer.